WASP-10

Planetary system · 459.9 light-years away

WASP-10 is 460 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K5 V star; the first was found in 2008 by transit (SuperWASP).

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Worth knowing

WASP-10 b goes round its star every 3.09 days, 28 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK5 V
Surface temperature4,675 K
Mass0.75 solar masses
Radius0.698 solar radii
Luminosity0.2289 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.413
Ageabout 7 billion years
Distance from the Sun459.9 light-years (141.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 348.9930°, Dec 31.4628°
ConstellationPegasus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
WASP-10 b3.09 days0.0378 AU12.106 R⊕1001.1 M⊕Transit, 2008

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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